Pharos 565 is the latest PDA made by the famous company Pharos, but what you don’t know is that this model is a rugged one, running Windows Mobile 6.5. The device complies with IP54 standards, making it a very resilient product, able to survive drops of up to five feet. The Pharos PDA comes with a full QWERTY keyboard, the Office Mobile Suite,...
Sprint and Moto have just announced a brand new rugged phone, belonging to the push to talk segment of Nextel, the Motorola Brute i680 model. The handset is available starting today, as the bulky device you can check out below, meeting the military specification 810F for shock, vibration, dust, low and high temperatures, radiation, blowing rain and...
Motorola has just unveiled a brand new rugged phone, the Quantico, a clamshell with a very tough exterior. The shell of this device is made out of rubber, glass, chrome and mesh, plus you have to know that it meets military specification 810F, so it’s able to submerge in water (1m) for up to 30 minutes. Moto Quantico comes with support for CDMA...
Sony Ericsson is looking to increase its handset portofolio with two new models, Sunny and Susan, both rugged and waterproof, as claimed by the folks of the Esato board. These devices sport 5 megapixel cameras with LED flash, but they’re not part of the Cyber-shot series. Sony Ericsson Susan is a candybar phone with a Home button, just like the...
Thuraya Telecommunications Company has just launched a new rugged satellite phone, known as the Thuraya XT. The device is compatible with the global telecom IP54/IK03 standards and uses a glare-resistant display, allowing the user to read the on screen text even in bright sunlight. The handset’s battery lasts for about 6 hours, while the standby...
Nokia has just recently announced its brand new rugged mobile phone, the 3720 classic model. If you’re wondering how rugged it is in real life and not on paper here’s a test that includes a paintball gun firing towards the phone, for a cruel “headshot”: Next, there’s the jelly test, as some bold dude places the Nokia...
Today’s a great day for Nokia, since the company has just revealed its fresh new rugged phone, Nokia 3720 classic. This resilient device comes with IP-54 certification and entry level features, allowing it to rival the likes of Samsung B2100 Xplorer. Nokia 3720 classic is dust, splash and shock resistant and it comes with a body made of stainless...
Vertu has just revealed a new handset that’s part of the Ascent Ti collection, Damascus Steel, a phone that’s as tough as a sword. You should know that the device is built using an “ancient steel forging” technique that makes the metal harder. This technology was used for making katana swords, so this might explain the handset’s...
A&T has recently launched Samsung a657, a rugged handset that can face even the toughest conditions and still be able to make a call or allow the user to check his e-mail. We’re dealing with a candybar device, that’s ideal for construction workers and it even packs a flashlight, for dark, gloomy days. a657 supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA...
Creating rugged Windows Mobile handsets has become a trend for manufacturers it seems and Nautiz X5 is one of these devices, coming from Handheld Europe. The X5 runs Windows Mobile 6.1 and is ready to face extreme weather (-20 to +55 degrees Celsius), dust, sand and being dropped from up to 1.8 meters. Nautiz X5 also packs a Marvell PXA320 Xscale CPU...
